noun
- A gene or genetic element located in the cytoplasm rather than in the nucleus of a cell.
Usage: biology; genetics; technical
Examples
- Plasmagenes in mitochondria are inherited maternally in many organisms.
- The study of plasmagenes has revealed that not all genetic material is located on chromosomes.
- Chloroplast plasmagenes play an important role in photosynthesis.
- Researchers discovered that certain traits were controlled by plasmagenes rather than nuclear genes.
- The inheritance pattern of plasmagenes differs from that of Mendelian traits.